BOBCAT HUNTING SEASON IS UNDERWAY IN ILLINOIS.
IT'S A POPULAR BUT COMPLICATED SEASON, WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PERMITS AVAILABLE, SOME AREAS OF THE STATE OFF LIMITS AND HARVEST RESTRICTED TO ONE BOBCAT. THE GOOD NEWS SAYS ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WILDLIFE CHIEF MIKE WEFER (wee-fer), IS THAT MANY HUNTERS ARE SUCCESSFUL.
THE BOBCAT HUNTING SEASON RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 15TH BUT IS NOT ALLOWED DURING THIS WEEKEND'S FIREARM DEER SEASON.
WIEFER SAYS THE SUCCESS RATE FOR BOBCAT HUNTERS IS RELATIVELY HIGH, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO TURKEY AND DEER HUNTERS, WITH NEARLY A THIRD HARVESTING A BOBCAT. THE BOBCAT HUNTING SEASON RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 15TH. IT IS SUSPENDED DURING THIS WEEKEND'S FIREARM DEER SEASON.
